Dialogue

 1 Intro|      men; to probability we may attain but no further.~SOCRATES:
 2 Intro|          we should endeavour to attain virtue and avoid vice; but
 3 Intro|         little word appeared to attain divine proportions, and
 4 Intro|        is true that it does not attain to the clearness of ideas.
 5 Intro|    things; man can only hope to attain to probability.’ We speak
 6 Timae|       accomplished together and attain their completion at the
 7 Timae|         that each of them might attain the highest perfection.
 8 Timae|         far, however, as we can attain to a knowledge of her from
 9 Timae| inferior parts and make them to attain a measure of truth, placed
10 Timae|       unreasonable eagerness to attain the one and to avoid the
11 Timae|     learning, to avoid vice and attain virtue; this, however, is
12 Timae|      immortal and divine, if he attain truth, and in so far as
13 Timae|         assimilated them should attain to that perfect life which
14 Timae|   manner our argument will best attain a due proportion. On the